AVOIDING ED AS A SIDE EFFECT: CHANGING MEDICATIONS
Harold, at fifty-five, had a dangerously high cholesterol count of 300 milliliters, coupled with a very low HDL of 25 milligrams. (It’s important to note that both high cholesterol and low HDL are markers of ED.) I began him on a course of Mevacor, a cholesterol-lowering agent, and his reading soon dropped to 220. Unfortunately, he also developed ED. Understandably upset, Harold wanted to try other medications.
At his next visit I recommended that he switch to prescription niacin (which is not found in health food stores). While this proved to be an effective treatment for both his cholesterol and erection problems, there were other unpleasant side effects to confront: abnormal liver function and facial flushing. Fortunately, there was another alternative. Harold began to take Cholestid, a bile-acid resin, and in a couple of months his cholesterol stabilized at 210, and his HDL levels rose to a much-improved 41. His liver function was normalized, and the new cholesterol-lowering drug did not produce any erection problems.
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